Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 224946982)orBelgická37( 222513396).Foranemergency
dentist
,headforPalack-
ého 5, Nové Město ( 224 946 981; metro Můstek).
Insurance
Though Prague is a relatively
safe city
and
EU healthcare
privileges or your private medical
planmayapply,an
insurancepolicy
isawiseprecautiontocoveragainsttheft,lossandvari-
ous other travel mishaps. If you are a non-EU citizen, it's worth checking whether you are
already covered before you buy a new policy.
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Internet
The vast majority of hotels and hostels - and many cafés and bars - have
free wi-fi
. Internet
cafés are virtually a thing of the past across the Czech Republic.
Laundry
Most upmarket hotels offer a
laundry service
and most hostels have washing machines.
Prague's expats tend to head for one of the following laundries, which all have internet ac-
cess, TV, service washes, self-service machines and sometimes free tea and coffee:
Laun-
dry Kings
(Dejvická 16, Dejvice; 233 343 743,
laundry.czweb.org
;
metro Hradčanská;
Mon-Fri 6am-10pm, Sat & Sun 8am-10pm);
Laundryland
(Na příkopě 12, Nové Město;
777 333 466,
laundryland.cz
;
metro Můstek; Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat 9am-7pm &
Sun 11am-7pm; several other branches) or
Prague Andy's Laundromat
(Korunní 14,
Vinohrady; 222 510 180,
praguelaundromat.cz
; metro Náměstí Míru; daily 8am-9pm).
Left luggage
Prague's main bus and train stations have lockers and/or a 24-hour
left-luggage
office
(
úschovna zavazadel
), with instructions in English.
